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Running the Gauntlet—An Intimate History of the Modern Body Piercing Movement is part memoir, part history lesson.

Jim Ward tells the detailed story of discovering his own fascination with body piercing, his founding of Gauntlet (the first body piercing studio), and the beginning of the modern body piercing industry.

To order your copy of Running the Gauntlet, to be personally inscribed, signed by Jim Ward himself, click the button below.

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The cover price of the book is $49.95. There is an additional charge for shipping and handling (and tax within the State of California). Books will be shipped via priority mail within the U.S. Please allow two to three weeks for delivery.

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